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24 August 2013

Obituary of Edward Coogan 

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(extracted from "?", 19 MAY 1973, PAGE ?):

COOGAN, EDWARD (39), CATHOLIC

Edward Coogan, 39, a civilian, was killed by a [non-specific] 
loyalist group.  He was shot from a passing car while walking
along Adela Street, off Antrim Road, Belfast.

http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/sutton/chron/1973.html

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(extracted from "New York Times", 21 MAY 1973, PAGE 9):

CATHOLIC IS KILLED IN BELFAST IN THE 10TH SLAYING IN 4 DAYS

Gunmen killed a Roman Catholic painter today, raising Northern
Ireland's death toll in four years of sectarian feuding to 801.
[Patrick - sic] Coogan, 39 years old, was shot in the back in an 
ambush in the Antrim Road quarter of Belfast...

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(extracted from "Charleston Daily Mail" [WV], 21 MAY 1973):

... The dead man was [Patrick - sic] Coogan, a Roman Catholic who 
was...

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(Editor's Note, 11 AUG 2013):

People who knew him believe that Edward was killed by republican 
volunteers - from his own community - for speaking out against 
republican violence.

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